Time trends in self-rated health and disability in older spanish people: Differences by gender and age

Background: to analyse time trends in self-rated health in older people by gender and age and examine disability in the time trends of self-rated health. methods: the data used come from the spanish national health surveys conducted in 2001,2003,2006 and 2011-12. samples of adults aged 16 yr and older were selected. multivariate logistic regression was used to assess the asso-ciation between age,gender,socio-economic status,marital status,disability and self-rated health across period study. results: women exhibited lower (higher) prevalence of good self-rated health (disability) compared to men. the mul-tivariate analysis for time trends found that good self-rated health increased from 2001 to 2012. overall,variables as-sociated with a lower likelihood of good self-rated health were: being married or living with a partner,lower educa-tional level,and disability. conclusion: trends of good self-rated health differ by gender according to socio-demographic factors and the preva-lence of disability. © 2016,iranian journal of public health. all rights reserved.